Objectives
- Perform a direct-ascent rendezvous with the Agena Target Vehicle on the first orbit in support of Project Apollo. This would simulate a Lunar Module rendezvous with the Command/Service Module after a lunar landing.
- Use the Agena rocket engine to put the combined craft in a high-apogee elliptical orbit.
- Perform two Extra-vehicular activities.
- Demonstrate passive attitude stabilization of the two spacecraft connected by a tether, and create artificial gravity by spinning the combined craft.
- Perform miscellaneous scientific experiments.
- Perform a computer-controlled atmospheric reentry to a precision splashdown point.
| Gemini 11 | Agena info |
|---|---|
| Agena | GATV-5006 |
| NSSDC ID: | 1966-080A |
| Mass | 7,000 pounds (3,200 kg) |
| Launch site | LC-19 |
| Launch date | September 12, 1966 |
| Launch time | 13:05:01 UTC |
| 1st perigee | 156.4 nautical miles (289.7 km) |
| 1st apogee | 165.8 nautical miles (307.1 km) |
| Period | 90.56 min |
| Inclination | 28.84 deg |
| Reentered | December 30, 1966 |
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“Along the journey we commonly forget its goal. Almost every vocation is chosen and entered upon as a means to a purpose but is ultimately continued as a final purpose in itself. Forgetting our objectives is the most frequent stupidity in which we indulge ourselves.”
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